Handbook of physics in medicine and biology / edited by Robert Splinter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Splinter, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biophysics.

Biomedical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (550 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents a quantitative physical description of different aspects of cellular and organ performance and methods used to measure these functions. This title covers the physics necessary to understand the theoretical and practical basis for development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools.

Contents:

Front cover; Section I. Anatomical Physics; Chapter 1. Physics of the Cell Membrane; Chapter 2. Protein Signaling; Chapter 3. Cell Biology and Biophysicsof the Cell Membrane; Chapter 4. Cellular Thermodynamics; Chapter 5. Action Potential Transmission and Volume Conduction; Section II. Physics of Perception; Chapter 6. Medical Decision Making; Chapter 7. Senses; Chapter 8. Somesthesis; Chapter 9. Hearing; Chapter 10. Vision; Chapter 11. Electroreception; Section III. Biomechanics; Chapter 12. Biomechanics; Chapter 13. Artificial Muscle; Chapter 14. Cardiovascular System

Chapter 15. Control of Cardiac Output and Arterial Blood Pressure RegulationChapter 16. Fluid Dynamics of the Cardiovascular System; Chapter 17. Fluid Dynamics; Chapter 18. Modeling and Simulation of the Cardiovascular System to Determine Work Using Bond Graphs; Chapter 19. Anatomy and Physics of Respiration; Section IV. Bioelectrical Physics; Chapter 20. Electrodes; Chapter 21. Recording of Bioelectrical Signals: Theory and Practice; Section V. Diagnostic Physics; Chapter 22. Medical Sensing and Imaging

Chapter 23. Electrocardiogram: Electrical Information Retrieval and Diagnostics from the Beating HeartChapter 24. Electroencephalography: Basic Concepts and Brain Applications; Chapter 25. Bioelectric Impedance Analysis; Chapter 26. X-ray and Computed Tomography; Chapter 27. Confocal Microscopy; Chapter 28. Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Chapter 29. Positron Emission Tomography; Chapter 30. In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging and Spectroscopy; Chapter 31. Optical Coherence Tomography; Chapter 32. Ultrasonic Imaging; Chapter 33. Near-Field Imaging; Chapter 34. Atomic Force Microscopy

Chapter 35. Scanning Ion ConductanceMicroscopyChapter 36. Quantitative Thermographic Imaging; Chapter 37. Intracoronary Thermography; Chapter 38. Schlieren Imaging: Optical Techniques to Visualize Thermal Interactions with Biological Tissues; Chapter 39. Helium Ion Microscopy; Chapter 40. Electron Microscopy: SEM/TEM; Section VI. Physics of AccessoryMedicine; Chapter 41. Lab-on-a-Chip; Chapter 42. The Biophysics of DNA Microarrays; Chapter 43. Nuclear Medicine; Chapter 44. Biophysics in Regenerative Medicine; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-04-021996-9

0-429-19306-8

1-4200-7525-X

9780429193064

OCLC:

640095653